Charles de Valois, comte d'Angoulême
Charles d'Orléans (* 1459 ; † 1496 ) had been Count of Angoulême since 1467 . He was the son of Jean de Valois , Count of Angoulême and Périgord, and his wife Marguerite de Rohan.
Charles preferred to live at his castle in Cognac , where he was active as a patron of art and science. In 1490, by order of the regent Anne de Beaujeu , he married Princess Luise of Savoy , daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and Marguerite de Bourbon . Your children were:
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Margarete (* 1492; † 1549)
- ⚭ 1509 with Duke Charles IV of Alençon
- ⚭ 1527 with King Henry II of Navarre
- Franz I (1494 - 1547), King of France from 1515
Charles had a daughter with his lover Antoinette de Polignac:
- Johanna Bâtarde d'Angoulême († after 1531), Countess of Bar-sur-Seine
- ⚭ with Jean V. de Longwy, † 1520/21, Seigneur de Givry, Baron de Pagny et Mirebeau ( House Chaussin )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean |
Count of Angoulême 1467–1496 |
François (later as Francis I, King of France) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charles de Valois, comte d'Angoulême |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles d'Orléans (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Angoulême and Périgord |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1459 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1496 |